Apocalypse: Master of Soul Beasts

Although he did not say it explicitly, the meaning in Wen Yu’s words was already very clear.

This favor, Wen Yu could help with, even though the road ahead was uncertain and fraught with crises, the plan itself was very tempting to Wen Yu.

World Reshaping Plan... using time to trade for space, escaping the Dominator’s sight, and then leaving it all behind, never caring about these chaotic disputes again... a retreat that couldn’t really be called a retreat, a disgraceful deserter...

But who cares? Who would resort to such tactics if not driven into a dead end?

Seeing Wen Yu agree, Bai finally smiled and continued speaking.

”I don’t know much, uh, or rather, I don’t know much about this Lava Sea. In actuality, the Immortal Emperor once came to the Demon Realm’s Core. Although the Immortal Emperor might not know everything deeply, at least they wouldn’t be as blind as we are now. So, the most bewildering path we have already crossed. As long as we enter the Demon Realm’s Core, although the danger is relatively greater, the Immortal Emperor also left many solutions.”

This was music to Wen Yu’s ears—greater danger, but only relatively. This kind of deep infiltration into the Demon Realm’s Core naturally carried immense risk, but with his current strength, the risks were always within a controllable range. However, as soon as these words left his mouth, the faces of the three Avengers, led by Leoja, didn’t look so good.

The risks in the Lava Sea were already unbearable to them. To add more to that risk would be life-threatening...

However, their opinions didn’t really matter. Bai continued speaking to Wen Yu, unabated.

He squatted on the ground, using his finger to draw a circle on the fleshy wall of the Devourer, and then a small dot in the center of the circle.

”This is the Demon Realm’s profile, and this small dot is the location of the Demon Realm’s Core, which is our target. According to the messages left by the Immortal Emperor, from the outside, it looks like a gigantic tumor. Actually, the world’s heart wasn’t originally like this, but the Demon Realm is very special, as you can see. The Demon Realm once faced a world-shattering crisis. Theoretically, the world’s heart of the Demon Realm should have long since shattered. However, because there is a Level 12 powerful expert, the Demon Lord, he managed to plant this tumor into the location of the Demon Realm’s Core, replacing part of the function of the world’s heart.”

”Outwardly, this is the residence of the Demon Lord, also known as the Demon Palace!”

”So, this is the Demon Lord’s main stronghold?”

Wen Yu asked, while Bai just nodded slightly. He understood Wen Yu’s concerns—this group of little insects sneaking into the main stronghold of a Level 12 expert to steal, was practically asking for trouble...

However, the essence of the matter was indeed not as dangerous as Wen Yu imagined; Bai continued to explain: ”The Demon Realm’s Core, uh, let’s call this tumor the Demon Realm’s Core for now. The situation inside it is quite special. It doesn’t look very large, but it has an extremely vast internal space, probably a kind of space compression technology. And according to the Immortal Emperor, the Demon Lord’s state is not good. He not only cannot leave the Demon Palace, but even within the Demon Palace, he cannot move freely. At most, he could send out a carbon copy to handle some issues. Our current action target is extremely far from the Demon Lord’s position, so the Demon Lord is not a threat.”

”The main threat lies in the Demon Palace itself...”

”The Demon Palace itself?”

Bai nodded: ”Yes, the Demon Palace itself. Although it has the character for ’palace’ in its name, the Demon Palace isn’t a building; relative to others, it’s more like a living being. You must have overheard the conversation between the Immortal Emperor and me. The origin place of the Demon Realm as mentioned by the Immortal Emperor is here...”

”There is not only Origin Energy here but also the Demon Lord, and it is also the root of the Demon Tribe, the origin place of the Demon Tribe, the source of it all! It contains some enormous secrets...”

At this point, Bai paused for a moment, then sighed.

”When you get there, you might see some things, uh, by that time, you will understand why the Immortal Emperor would say something as dire as the inevitable death of the Universe of Immortals and Heroes.”

Bai spoke with such tragedy, his mood quite low. Seeing this, Wen Yu merely squinted his eyes but didn’t delve further—since Bai said he’d be able to see, he naturally would. Seeing is believing, which brewed a significant interest in Wen Yu.

...

Bai’s dejection was only temporary. In a way, Bai was even more unencumbered than Wen Yu, briefly mentioning a few sorrowful matters before moving on. He redirected the conversation to the dangers involved.

”There are many powerful Demon Fiends in the Demon Palace, and numerous extremely bizarre environments. These are the main dangers.”

Wen Yu nodded. These were not unexpected for him. As the headquarters of the Demon Tribe and the residence of the Demon Lord, if it weren’t heavily guarded, that would be a joke.

Wen Yu certainly never intended just to go on a sightseeing trip, uncover the secrets, and immediately clear the debts owed to Bai and the Immortal Emperor. The presence of danger was expected.

”Besides, there are some troublesome places.”

Bai said while gesturing outside.

”We are now about halfway there, and the Devourer still needs some time to return to its nest. During this period, as long as we stay inside the Devourer, there won’t be any danger. But once the Devourer returns to its nest, certain situations will occur.”

Bai tapped the membrane of the Devourer idly.

”As you’ve traveled, you should have noticed the strangeness of this thing. Strictly speaking, this Devourer is not a living being; it’s a kind of bio-construct. Although it’s powerful, it has no intelligence. It’s really akin to a floor cleaning robot on Earth. Its primary purpose is to clean impurities in the Sea of Magma Fire. Once it cleans them, it will return to the Demon Realm’s Core and expel these impurities. That’s the whole infiltration process.”

”The tricky part is here. The Devourer’s return point is at the lowest level of the Demon Realm’s Core, a place similar to a junkyard, where the terrain is very complex and contains numerous spatial pathways and energy dark flows. These spatial pathways and energy flows interact, turning the entire junkyard into a multi-dimensional transit station. In other words, when we arrive there, one wrong step could transport us to another unknown location, making it inevitable that we will be scattered in such a setting.”

”Our ultimate target, however, is located at the same lowest level of the Demon Palace, in the Origin Pool, so we will need to first disperse, then find the location of the Origin Pool, and with the presence of the Demon Fiends within the Demon Palace itself, our risks will be significantly heightened.”